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Lampworked Pink and White Primrose
France
Baccarat, circa 1845-55
Diameter: 6.5 cm (2 1/2 inches)
(702305)

Deep pink and white banded primrose blossom witih a red bud; white center cane; six leaves and stem; encircled by a ring of alternating white and red millefiori canes; on a white filigree ground; sides cut with six circular printies, one on top (formerly in the collection of King Farouk of Egypt)

Photo by Marlin Roos, Illinois State Museum

<B>Lampworked Pink and White Primrose<BR>France<BR>Baccarat, circa 1845-55</B><BR>Diameter: 6.5 cm (2 1/2 inches)<BR>(702305)<BR><BR>Deep pink and white banded primrose blossom witih a red bud; white center cane; six leaves and stem; encircled by a ring of alternating white and red millefiori canes; on a white filigree ground; sides cut with six circular printies, one on top (formerly in the collection of King Farouk of Egypt)
     
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